Loaded ham, bacon and potato chowder

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Shanon
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Growing up with this recipe a family favorite. I have added my own flair as the years have passed but still true to mom's.

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Ingredients

20 mins
10 servings
  1. chowder
  2. 15large potatoes peeled and cubed
  3. 4 clovegarlic smash and diced
  4. 1 lbthick cut bacon cut in 1/2 inch pieces
  5. 4large leeks cleaned and sliced in rings
  6. 4Green onions chopped
  7. 2onion, chopped
  8. 2 stickbutter
  9. 1 lbcooked ham chopped
  10. 3 cupchicken broth(my favorite is better than bullion)
  11. 3 cuppork stock or beef works well also
  12. 3 cupcold water
  13. 2 canevaporated milk
  14. 1 cupheavy cream
  15. salt and pepper
  16. 2 cupsmoked cheddar cheese shredded
  17. toppings
  18. 1sour cream
  19. 1chives
  20. 1shredded cheese
  21. 1crackers

Cooking Instructions

20 mins
  1. 1

    Peel and cubed potatoes place in large stock pot with the liquids. start the potatoes on medium heat. Add garlic.

  2. 2

    In a large pan brown bacon.then remove bacon from pan leaving grease in pan

  3. 3

    In pan add 1 stick butter to bacon grease melt add leeks,onions and ham. Sautee till browned then add bacon and saute a few second longer. (House should be smelling like heaven at this point.)

  4. 4

    Pour all of the pan ingredients into to potato stock pot. Stir and bring to boli the put on simmer for three hours. Can mix water in the pan to get every last bit of the goodness fron the sauté. Stir hourly

  5. 5

    After 3 hours mash part of potatoes leaving big chunks for the end result this thickens the chowder.

  6. 6

    The last 30 minutes of cooking add the evaporated milk, cream, last stick of butter, and cheese, stirring constantly. To aviod scalding and sticking to bottom of pot. Salt and pepper to taste

  7. 7

    Garnish and serve. Make some fresh home made french bread you have a great winter meal.

  8. 8

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Retired grandma who loves to play with food. Hunt and enjoy my loved ones.
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